ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation suspends lane closures and provides holiday travel information and safety tips. Release: As Christmas and the New Year’s holiday approach, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is…
Georgia’s Bridges are Crumbling
ATLANTA, GA — Georgia's highway system is key to moving workers and goods, but out of the thousands of bridges in the state, hundreds of them are in need of repair. This is expensive, but…
E. Coli Infects 8 in Ga
ATLANTA, Ga. - On April 4th, the CDC acknowledged that eight individuals in Georgia have been infected with E. Coli out of the 72 infected from a total of five states. Other states affected are…
Meth Bust After 3-Month Investigation
ALBANY, Ga. (April 4, 2019) – On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, GBI Region 3 Americus Office, Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia State Patrol…
University Snared in Prostitution Ring
PEACH CO., Ga. - Seven people have been indicted in a prostitution case linked to Fort Valley State University, the Associated Press reported Monday morning. A local news outlet reported a Peach County Grand jury…
Georgia Child Sex Ring Busts 11
By Tiara Battle WOODBINE, Ga. - Authorities have arrested 11 men involved in child sex trafficking, including a Navy officer and a Florida National Guardsman. Naval officer, Charles Barreras, 48, is being charged with trafficking…
Drugs, Phones Seized by GA Prison Guards
by Tiara Battle WAYCROSS, Ga. - An individual has been arrested in suspicion of tossing contraband items over the walls Ware State Prison but a name has yet to be released. On Tuesday, some officers…
Florida DOC Celebrates National Second Chance Month
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is proud to observe April 2019 as National Second Chance Month. This national recognition serves as a special commemoration of reentry efforts throughout the criminal justice…
Man Charged for Hitting Girl with Car
LITHONIA, Ga. - Gabriel Fordham was arrested on Tuesday for hitting LaDerihanna Holmes, 9, in her yard while she was playing. The accident happened on Friday evening. Holmes suffered a fractured skull and a broken pelvic…